Notes

Other Title: Fruitloops and dipsticks

English ed

Novel for children

First published as: Dêafinker och dèonickar. Stockholm, Sweden: Bonnier Carlsen Bokfèorlag, 1984

Translated by Julia Marshall

Simone is a 12 year old girl who has to start in a new school because of her mother's new boyfriend, a seemingly dull man. In protest, she cuts her hair off. When her new teacher mistakes her for a boy called Simon, the trouble really begins. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary
upper age: 99